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Spring 2011 Awards & Scholarships

The Department of English and Journalism held its 2011 Awards Night on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 6 pm in the Simpkins Writing Center, announcing the winners of twenty-eight awards from all areas of the program. Students selected for over $9,000 in scholarships were also honored. We thank all the students, family, faculty and staff who participated, including the faculty and staff who judged award applications.

Congratulations to all the award and scholarship winners!

Awards Program Handout 2011 (pdf)

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Scholarships

  • Scholar of the Year -聽Ziyad Al-Mutairi
  • Barbara & John Blackburn -聽Megan Guthrie
  • Paul Blackford - Jennifer Park & James Feliksik
  • Bill Bradshaw - Jenna Braasch & Alyse Thompson
  • Olive Fite -聽Kristen Stradt
  • Irving Garwood -聽Tenisia Adams
  • Lila Linder -聽Ronnie Robertson
  • Alfred Lindsey -聽Maria DeRose
  • John Merrett -聽Matthew Hamilton
  • Nai-Tung Ting -聽Antonio Brennan
  • Wanninger -聽Brenda Porter
  • Dameris Bagwell Memorial -聽Assanatou Sow

Journalism Awards

Best In-Class Writing in Journalism

  • 1st Place -聽Tom Loftus
  • 2nd Place -聽Chelsea Crawford
  • 3rd Place -聽Charity Otte

Best In-Class Graphics Work in Journalism

  • 1st Place -聽Christine Presbitero
  • 2nd Place -聽Halle O'Connor
  • 3rd Place -聽Jarnay Taper

Graduate Awards

  • Syndy M. Conger Essay Award -聽Hayley Zertuche
  • John Mahoney Research Fellowship -聽Leah Christensen
  • Ron & Leslie Walker Literary Studies - Maria DeRose
  • Ron & Leslie Walker Writing Studies - Melissa Wangall
  • William Ray Scholarship Fund - Christine Jach, Nataliya Kosheleva, Kevin Rach

Bruce H. Leland Essay Contest

*Read their pieces on the Leland Webpage (2010-2011)

English 100, Introduction to Writing

  • 1st Place -聽Jamiece Adams
  • 2nd Place -聽Kelly Smith
  • 3rd Place -聽Kelsey Schroeder

English 180, College Writing I

  • 1st Place -聽Christina Prahler
  • 2nd Place -聽Rachel Spreitzer
  • 3rd Place -聽Paige Timion

English 280, College Writing II

  • 1st Place -聽Jonathan Foltz
  • 2nd Place -聽Layne Beuseling
  • 3rd Place -聽Meghan Psiharis

Creative Writing Awards

*Read their pieces in the yearly Elements edition (2011)

Lois C. Bruner Creative Nonfiction Award

  • 1st Place -聽Adam Brown
  • 2nd Place -聽Joann Brennan
  • 3rd Place -聽Josue Hernandez

Cordell Larner Award in Fiction

  • 1st Place -聽Kelsey Yoder
  • 2nd Place -聽William Nixon
  • 3rd Place -聽Joann Brennan

Cordell Larner Award in Poetry

  • 1st Place -聽Adam Brown
  • 2nd Place -聽Hannah Ross
  • 3rd Place -聽Ryan Roby